Chocolate Truffle Gateau With Black Cherries And Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 9 ounces dark chocolate
• 13 ounces whipped double cream
• 1 half inch sponge cake base, plain or 1 chocolate
• 1 dash favourite liqueur
• 24 black cherries
• 2 1/2 ounces chocolate
• 2 ounces water

Recipe

• 1 ----for the gateau----.
• 2 place sponge cake in flan ring (7 inch x 1. 5 inch) and flavour with spirit or liqueur.
• 3 place cherries on sponge.
• 4 melt dark chocolate in a bowl over boiling water and fold melted chocolate into whipped cream and pour over cherries.
• 5 transfer gateau to fridge (two hours) or freezer (30 minutes) to set.
• 6 ----for the sauce----.
• 7 melt together the chocolate and the water then pour over gateau to serve.